John Karlen
Acting

John Karlen

Born 28 May 1933 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA · Died 22 January 2020

John Karlen (born John Adam Karlewicz) was an American character actor who played multiple roles (Willie Loomis, Carl Collins, William H. Loomis, Desmond Collins, Alex Jenkins, and Kendrick Young) on the ABC serial Dark Shadows, in various episodes which aired from 1966 to 1971. Karlen also played Harvey Lacey, husband of Mary Beth Lacey (played by Tyne Daly), on the CBS crime series Cagney & Lacey (1982–88).

Known for

Murder, She Wrote
Mad About You
Daughters of Darkness
Trilogy of Terror
Surf Ninjas
Hill Street Blues
Quincy, M.E.
Pennies from Heaven
The Streets of San Francisco
Racing with the Moon
Dark Shadows
House of Dark Shadows
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Surf Ninjas
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
The Dark Wind
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Babycakes
Date Rape
Police Story: Burnout
Downpayment on Murder
Daddy
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Welcome Home, Bobby
Native Son
Hostage Flight
Impulse
Racing with the Moon
Gimme an 'F'
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
Pennies from Heaven
American Dream
The Long Days of Summer
Express to Terror
The Return of Mod Squad
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
Killer's Delight
A Small Town in Texas
Trilogy of Terror
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
Melvin Purvis G-Man
The Kansas City Massacre
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
The Invasion of Carol Enders
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
Frankenstein
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Shirts/Skins
Night of Terror
Daughters of Darkness
Night of Dark Shadows
House of Dark Shadows